Friday, 25 March 2011

This is the slightly late February edition of our Self-Sufficient in Suburbia video about our efforts to become self-sufficient. We have cleared the derelict part of the allotment, boosted our stocks of fruit licquers, travelled to London to do some filming for the Horticultural Channel and bought a new piece of equipment that will help us increase the land we have in cultivation.

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Tuesday, 1 March 2011

I was amazed at just how much rubbish we inherited on the allotment when we took it on. The skip that arrived on Saturday took only the weekend to fill. Thankfully, it took all the rubbish other than some of the wood that I put on a bonfire. At last the job is done.

Half the ground looks as though it is in a reasonable condition. The other half will need quite of bit of work to clean it of broken glass, bits of plastic and a variety of other bits of rubbish. Our plan is to rake as much as possible of the loose material on the surface to one side. This may take soem time.

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We live in the village of Sunniside, in Gateshead, Tyneside, North East England. The village is part of the Tyneside commuter belt. In 2007 we took on a derelict allotment. Our aim is to grow as much of our food as we can and to forage from wild sources. We've set up this blog to tell you how we are getting on.

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Hard graft on the allotment

In 2006 we took over a derelict allotment. We now keep goats, bees, ducks and hens and have plans for other livestock. We grow fruit and vegetables and have built up a trading system with other local food producers.